as Chief Frank Shea Dean Winters as Nick Wilkinson Gia Carides as Charlotte Brooks Ed Hodson as Fireman Michael Imperioli as Lt. O'Connell Skipp Sudduth as Sy Howard Safir as Fire Commissioner Eugene Ashe as Doo Wop Singer Firdous Bamji as E.R. Doctor Joe Brosi as Firefighter Tandy Cronyn as Female Victim David C. Dangerfield as Firefighter Sara Dawson as Supermodel Timothy Devlin as Police Sergeant Jeffrey Force as Willie Schillinger Denise George as Tamara Ray Grawin as Firefighter Murphy Guyer as Det. Leo Patillo Allyson Hamilton as Betty Juan Hernandez as Uniform Cop Jacqueline Kreiss as Rosalie Billy Malone as Paramedic Sam Melisi Charlotte Moore as Catlin Connors Carl Paoli as Screaming Man Phil Parolisi as Diebold Elizabeth Reilly as Alice Shillinger Pete Romeo as Firefighter Philip Scozzarella as Firefighter Brian Tarantina as Hooded Man Christopher Tracy as Firefighter Vincent Tumeo as Preppy Man Robert E. Weil as Store Owner Richard Ziman as Ken Schillinger Production Music was provided by Dave Darlington & Steve Rosen as well as The Funky Poets for 23 West Productions. McNaughton chose to be credited as Alan Smithee. See also List of American films of 1997 List of firefighting films References External links 1997 drama films 1997 films 1997 television films Films about firefighting Films directed by John McNaughton Films credited to Alan Smithee American drama television films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films